Objective measures of gait and balance in healthy non-falling adults as a function of age

As people age, gait and balance change, leading to falls with associated morbidity and mortality [1], and an estimated 19 billion dollars in annual healthcare costs in the US alone [2]. Quality of life is significantly affected by the development of fear of falling [3]. Gait changes can be early indicators of neurodegenerative disorders such as the hypokinetic-rigid gait of Parkinson ’s disease [4], or neurologic manifestations of medical diseases such as sensory ataxia from neuropathy due to diabetes.

Source: Gait and Posture - July 19, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tuhin Virmani, Harsh Gupta, Jesal Shah, Linda Larson-Prior Tags: Full length article Source Type: research